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SHOE UPPER MACHINE. No. 318,731. Patented May 26, 1885.

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CHARLES R. HATFIELD, OF ROCHESTER, N. Y., ASSIGN OR 'OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNG. HEUGHES AND HENRY LOEVER, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

SHOE-UPPER MACHINE.

EJPECIFICA.TION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,731, dated May26, 1885.

Application filed January 24, 1885. (No model.)

T CLZZ 107w??? i m y concern.- of the standard B by means of the pivotsit, Be it known that I, CHARLES B. HATFIELD, or otherwise connectedtherewith, so that the of Rochester, New York, have invented an arm canswing up and down, as indicated in Improved Machine for ReadingShoe-Uppers, the full and dotted lines in Fig. 1, to bring the of whichthe following isaspecification,referreciprocating jaws into the properrelation ence being had to the accompanying drawwith the yieldingbeadingirons to compress lngs. the edge of the shoe-upper or to removethem My invention relates to an improved 1natherefrom, for the purposeof permitting the chine for beading or finishing the edges of upplacingof the upper on the beading-irons.

IO pers for boots or gaiters, which invention is The end of the swingingarm carrying the re- 60 fully described in the following specification,ciprocating jaws has a constant tendency to and the novel featuresthereof specifiedin the rise upward imparted to it by a spring orannexed claims. by the greater weight of the other end, and

The edges of the uppers of boots or shots the arm is drawn downward by atreadle atafter the lining has been stitched on require tached to thetreadle-connectiou J, which 65 to be flattened or compressed after theyhave is provided with a stop-nut, N, by which the been turned right sideout, so that the edges downward movement of the arm is limited. maypresent a finished appearance, theleath- At its outer end the arm isprovided with er and lining being folded down smoothly on suitablejournals for the shaft K, which careach side of the seam joining thetwo, thus ries the pulley L, about which passes the 70 preventing theappearance ofaraw edge. My driving-belt O, a suitable guard being proinvention is designed to perform this operavided to keep the belt on thepulley. The tion of compressing and folding the edges, arrangement issuch that when the pulley is which operation is generally known in thedepressed, as indicated by the dotted lines in trade as beading. Fig. 1,the belt is slacked and the pulley 75 My improved beading-machine isrepreceases to rotate, while when the jaws F F sented in theaccompanying drawings, in are swung downward so as to embrace thewhich-- beading-irons E E the belt is tightened, and

Figure 1 is aside elevation. Fig. 2is a centhe pulley, whichreciprocates the jaws by 0 tral longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a planmeans of the eccentrics a; a and rods 1- r, is a view. Fig. 4tis an endelevation. Fig. 5 is an caused to revolve. By this arrangement the endview of the jaws and beading-irons on an jaws remain at rest, exceptwhen they are at enlarged scale. Fig. 6 is asection of the same workbeading or compressing the edge of the on the line as m, Fig. 5. Fig. 7is a section shoe-upper onthebeading-iron. Theeccentrics through thejaws and beading-irons on an ena a are placed on the shaft Kdiametrically E larged scale. Fig. 8 is. a view of the outer opposite toeach other, so that they impart to jaw as seen from the inside. Fig. 9reprethe jaws a reciprocating movement to and sents the inner jaw asseen from the outside. from each other. The connecting-rods -r 1- Fig.10 is an enlarged perspective view of the are threaded and screwed intothe eccentrics,

0 machine. being provided with jam-nuts by which the 9:)

My improved beading-machine consists, eslength of the rod can beadjusted. A slight sentially, of a suitable base or support, A, anamount of elasticity is provided between the upright standard, B, towhich the swinging connections and thejaws, which may be done arm 0 ispivotally attached, an arm, D, snpin any preferred way-as, for instance,in the 5 porting the beading-irons E E, the recipro manner representedin Fig. '7. The shank of 5 eating beading or compressingjaws FF, and thejaw is made hollow and provided with a mechanism for imparting areciprocating mocollar, 8, through which the rod passes. 011 tion to thejaws. each side of the collar 8 are placed the springs The swinging armOis preferably made hola a, one of which bears against the collar f low,and it is attached to the upper forked end on the rod, and the otheragainst the jam-nuts- I06 u, so that a slight amount of yielding ispermitted in the jaws relatively to the rod. XVhile it is not necessaryto provide elasticity in both directions, as herein described, I preferto do so, as I thereby secure a smoother movement of thejaws. I provideone of the jaws with a pin, Z, to act as a guide.

The beading-iron consists of one or two yielding or flexible metallicstrips, attached to a suitable support, and arranged in such relation tothe swinging arm and reciprocating jaws that the shoe-upper can besubjected to the action of the jaws while being moved along over theirons. I prefer to make the beadingiron flexible; but one of them, iftwo be used, may be rigid, or one or both may be jointed or hinged tothe support, a suitable spring or springs being used to separate theirupper ends a short distance. along the beading-iron itis preferablycarried from left to right in Fig. 5.

It will be observed that the compressingjaws are provided withextensions or prolongations I l, reaching toward the right hand in Fig.5, and that, as shown in the sectional View, Fig. 6, the inner faces ofthe jaws are covered with cushions 0 0, made of leather or othersuitable material, which cushions are a little thinner opposite thebeadingirons to allow for the thickness of the latter. The inner facesof the jaws may be given the proper form for this purpose, if desired.In which case the cushions are of uniform thickness throughout theirlength.

In Fig. 7 I have represented the upperat Q, as applied to thebeading-iron, with the seam at c projecting inward between the endsthereof. It will be readily understood that in the operation of themachine the jaws F' F coming together will bead or compress the edges ofthe upper over the beading'iron, and that the final finish will be givento the edge by the cushions on the inner faces of the extensions ofthejaws. The upperis pulled down ward by the hand of the operator as itpasses over the beading-iron.

My improved machine will perform the op eration of beading or finishingthe edges of shoe-uppers with great rapidity, and the edges of theuppers beaded thereon have a far superior appearance.

I make no claim herein to the process of beading the edges ofshoe-uppers herein de- In moving the upper.

scribed, as I design to make said process the subject-matter of anotherapplication for LettersPaten t.

chine, of the beading-irons E E and reciproeating jaws F F, havingextensions I 1, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a shoe-beading machine, the separate yielding beading-irons E E,substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the yielding beading-irons E E,of the'baseA,standard B,swinging arm 0, reciprocating jaws F F, and suitablemechanism for imparting reciprocating motion to the jaws, substantiallyas described.

5. The combination, with the yielding beadingirons E E, of the swingingarm G, shaft K, pulley L, reciprocating jaws F F, and treadleconnectionJ, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with the shaft K, eccentrics a a, and rods rr, ofthe reciprocating beading-jaws F F, attached to the rods by a suitableyielding connection,and the beading-irons E E, substantially asdescribed.

7. In ashoe-beading machine, the combination, with the beading-irons EE, of the reciprocating jaws F F, provided on their opposing faces withthe cushions 0 0, substantially as described.

8. In a shoe-beading machine, the combina tion, with a heading orturning iron adapted to receive the work turned right side out, ofautomatic compressing-jaws operating on both sides of the edge of thework to simultaneously compress the same while it is still on theturning-iron, substantially as described.

9. In a shoe-beadingmachine, the combination, with a beading or turningiron having yielding jaws and adapted to receive the work turned rightside out, of automatic compressing-jaws operating on both sides of theedge of the work to simultaneously compress the same while it is stillon the turning-iron, substantial] y as described.

CHARLES B. HATFIELD.

\Vitnesses:

GEO. B. SELDEN, H. G. PI-IILLIPs.

